On our recent trip up the Icefields Parkway, we made a short side trip along the David Thompson Highway, eastward in the direction of Red Deer. Our destination was Whirlpool Point, a scenic lookout over the North Saskatchewan River. For my first picture, I aimed westward along the river. The Mountain in the distance is…
Author: shotsbyp
Ice Fields Parkway
Also known as Highway #93, this is the road between Lake Louise and Jasper, AB. It travels northwest along the Columbia Ice Fields and traverses two national parks, Banff NP and Jasper NP over its length of 207 km (128 mi). Today, accompanied by Howie Dingle I went about 1/3 of the way, turning back…
Winter Helicopter Trip
Last summer, I took a helicopter trip from Canmore into the backcountry to Mount Assiniboine and back again. I got some very good summertime pictures, but I knew I would want to return in winter. I did so today, accompanied by friend and photographer, Howie Dingle. We were blessed with an outstanding day, clear and…
Dogsledding
Yesterday was a fun day. I went dogsledding in the Spray Lakes Reservoir area south of Canmore. A new experience and one that I quite enjoyed. I went with three friends, Greg Bourque and Carla and Hans Helder. The day was about a new adventure but I did manage to sneak in a few photos…
Storm Mountain
This morning’s photo tour was an early one, leaving Canmore two hours before sunrise. It was a good thing we had some time to spare; our first two choices didn’t work out. We did a little extra driving before landing on a site for today’s photos. We had driven down Highway 93, hoping to get…